Hopes of Priirtyshye 2025 A

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39 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Aug 2025 to 08 Aug 2025 in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1777, and top seed was Vladimir Shichkin (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1984).

Vladimir Shichkin (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1984) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Rodion Miller (6.5) and Alem Sadenov (6.5). Shichkin shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Elmurziev Elsid (1468) beat Mikhail Prokoptsov (1804), a +336-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Dates

02 Aug 2025 → 08 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿Vladimir Shichkin1984

Avg top 10

1,777

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×39

Top 3

🥇
Vladimir Shichkin
🇰🇿KAZ·1984
8.0pts·2034perf+18.0
🥈
Rodion Miller
🇰🇿KAZ·1839
6.5pts·1878perf+22.8
🥉
Alem Sadenov
🇰🇿KAZ·1629
6.5pts·1884perf+96.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Vladimir Shichkin led from R6; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Shichkin8Ramazanov6.5Sadenov6.5Lutsik6.5Miller6.5Semenov6

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

Vladimir Shichkin never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R3–R6 · WIN STREAK

Vladimir Shichkin won 4 in a row (R3–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Vladimir Shichkin	*	—	½	½
2Mansur Ramazanov	—	*	0	1
3Alem Sadenov	½	1	*	½
4Stepan Lutsik	½	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Shichkin, Vladimir	1984	KAZ	+25B	=3N	+12B	+10N	+6B	+2N	=4B	+9N	+16B	8.0	46.0	50.0	43.50	2034	+18.0
2	Miller, Rodion	1839	KAZ	+35N	+17B	+6N	+7B	=4N	−1B	+10N	+8B	−3N	6.5	48.0	50.5	32.75	1878	+22.8
3	Sadenov, Alem	1629	KAZ	+26B	=1B	+22N	+5N	=16B	=4B	=7N	=6N	+2B	6.5	47.5	51.5	36.25	1884	+96.0
4	Lutsik, Stepan	1823	KAZ	+38B	+23N	+8B	+16N	=2B	=3N	=1N	+7B	−5B	6.5	47.0	48.5	31.50	1886	+62.8
5	Ramazanov, Mansur	1799	KAZ	+15B	+27N	F	−3B	+33N	+18N	=16B	+13B	+4N	6.5	40.0	42.5	29.25	1870	+18.8
6	Semenov, Miroslav	1757	KAZ	+19B	+18N	−2B	+23N	−1N	+22B	+12N	=3B	=7N	6.0	44.5	48.5	28.00	1781	+53.2
7	Tulegenov, Anuar	1665	KAZ	+37B	+28N	+13B	−2N	+9B	=8N	=3B	−4N	=6B	5.5	45.0	46.5	24.50	1722	-1.2
8	Derksen, Vadim	1759	KAZ	+30N	+24B	−4N	=27B	+17N	=7B	+13N	−2N	=9B	5.5	41.0	44.5	24.25	1683	-21.2
9	Maulet, Ali	1594	KAZ	−24N	+19B	+26N	+32B	−7N	+28B	+17N	−1B	=8N	5.5	39.5	42.5	22.25	1728	+66.4
10	Prokoptsov, Mikhail	1804	KAZ	−29N	+30B	+33N	−1B	+20N	+27B	−2B	=15N	+18B	5.5	39.0	41.5	21.00	1676	-36.8
11	Yeremeyev, Nikolay	1529	KAZ	−28B	+37N	+31B	−12N	=19B	=14N	=32N	+30B	+17N	5.5	32.5	34.0	19.25	1544	+19.2
12	Bikhiyanov, Sultan	1569	KAZ	=20N	+36B	−1N	+11B	+23B	=16N	−6B	−18N	+22B	5.0	41.0	43.0	20.00	1636	+37.2
13	Askar, Anzhella	1649	KAZ	=33N	+20B	−7N	+14B	=22N	+29B	−8B	−5N	+19B	5.0	39.0	41.5	20.75	1606	-18.4
14	Doktorkhanova, Yasin	1452	KAZ	−18B	=15N	+35B	−13N	+21B	=11B	+22N	−16N	+25B	5.0	37.0	39.5	20.25	1572	0.0
15	Temirshot, Arlan	1507	KAZ	−5N	=14B	+36N	−17B	=26N	+24B	+28N	=10B	=23B	5.0	37.0	39.0	18.75	1544	+12.4
16	Ivlev, Andrey	1690	KAZ	+34N	+29B	F	−4B	=3N	=12B	=5N	+14B	−1N	4.5	47.5	50.0	20.00	1685	+3.6
17	Dokuchayev, Maryan	1565	KAZ	+21B	−2N	=28B	+15N	−8B	+19N	−9B	+20N	−11B	4.5	41.5	45.0	20.25	1545	-3.2
18	Smelov, Aleksander	1546	KAZ	+14N	−6B	=21N	=20B	+32N	−5B	=29N	+12B	−10N	4.5	40.5	43.5	19.25	1560	-32.8
19	Migulya, Arseniy	1485	KAZ	−6N	−9N	+38B	+24B	=11N	−17B	+21N	+27B	−13N	4.5	38.5	40.0	16.25	1513	+27.6
20	Kulseitov, Nurasyl	1467	KAZ	=12B	−13N	+39B	=18N	−10B	+34N	=27N	−17B	+30N	4.5	34.0	35.5	14.00	1568	+63.2
21	Zhanshukov, Merkhat	1463	KAZ	−17N	+38N	=18B	−22B	−14N	+39N	−19B	+33B	+27N	4.5	30.0	31.5	11.25	1506	+12.8
22	Musalin, Tamerlan	1534	KAZ	=31B	+39N	−3B	+21N	=13B	−6N	−14B	+38B	−12N	4.0	37.0	38.5	11.75	1493	-20.0
23	Makatova, Yasmina	1559	KAZ	F	−4B	+24N	−6B	−12N	+33B	=30N	+32B	=15N	4.0	35.5	35.5	13.75	1501	-8.4
24	Abysheva, Takhmina	1469	KAZ	+9B	−8N	−23B	−19N	+25B	−15N	+37B	=28N	=32N	4.0	35.0	36.5	14.25	1462	-24.0
25	Yerkasova, Zhansaya	1527	KAZ	−1N	+34B	−32N	−33B	−24N	+35B	+26N	+29B	−14N	4.0	32.5	35.0	12.50	1509	+12.4
26	Shampatov, Karim	1477	KAZ	−3N	+35B	−9B	−31N	=15B	+37N	−25B	=34N	+39N	4.0	31.0	32.5	9.25	1466	+12.8
27	Doktorkhanov, Ykylas	1549	KAZ	+32B	−5B	+29N	=8N	=28B	−10N	=20B	−19N	−21B	3.5	38.0	41.0	13.25	1476	-46.4
28	Vybornova, Stefania	1417	KAZ	+11N	−7B	=17N	+30B	=27N	−9N	−15B	=24B	F	3.5	37.0	40.5	15.00	1506	0.0
29	Elmurziev Elsid	1468	KAZ	+10B	−16N	−27B	+34N	+31B	−13N	=18B	−25N	F	3.5	34.0	36.5	13.75	1542	+26.4
30	Dzhubatov, Amirkhan	1492	KAZ	−8B	−10N	+37B	−28N	+39B	+31N	=23B	−11N	−20B	3.5	33.5	35.0	8.50	1449	-15.6
31	Irangali, Malika	1429	KAZ	=22N	=33B	−11N	+26B	−29N	−30B	=38N	=36B	=34B	3.5	27.5	29.0	10.25	1394	-26.4
32	Tarakanova Elizaveta	1458	KAZ	−27N	F	+25B	−9N	−18B	+36N	=11B	−23N	=24B	3.0	33.0	33.0	10.75	1423	-3.6
33	Amangeldieva, Alika	1478	KAZ	=13B	=31N	−10B	+25N	−5B	−23N	=34B	−21N	F	2.5	35.5	35.5	9.50	1437	-22.4
34	Sarsembayev, Timur	1483	KAZ	−16B	−25N	F	−29B	+35N	−20B	=33N	=26B	=31N	2.5	29.0	29.0	7.50	1350	-47.6
35	Seitkarim, Sabina	1516	KAZ	−2B	−26N	−14N	F	−34B	−25N	+36B	=39B	+37N	2.5	27.0	27.0	4.25	1357	-70.8
36	Shakaya, Nalina	1428	KAZ	=39B	−12N	−15B	−37N	F	−32B	−35N	=31N	+38B	2.0	23.5	23.5	4.00	1290	-55.6
37	Toktybai, Zhanibek	1483	KAZ	−7N	−11B	−30N	+36B	=38N	−26B	−24N	F	−35B	1.5	28.5	28.5	2.75	1281	-68.8
38	Temirshot, Arsen	1515	KAZ	−4N	−21B	−19N	=39N	=37B	F	=31B	−22N	−36N	1.5	28.0	28.0	3.25	1253	-90.8
39	Bolatbek, Yerdaulet	1531	KAZ	=36N	−22B	−20N	=38B	−30N	−21B	F	=35N	−26B	1.5	26.5	26.5	3.00	1221	-96.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sadenov, AlemKAZ
+96.0
6.5 pts · #3
2Maulet, AliKAZ
+66.4
5.5 pts · #7
3Kulseitov, NurasylKAZ
+63.2
4.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Bolatbek, YerdauletKAZ
-96.4
1.5 pts · #37
2Temirshot, ArsenKAZ
-90.8
1.5 pts · #39
3Seitkarim, SabinaKAZ
-70.8
2.5 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R1+336 Elo gap
Elmurziev Elsid1468 beat Prokoptsov, Mikhail1804
R9+210 Elo gap
Sadenov, Alem1629 beat Miller, Rodion1839
R4+170 Elo gap
Sadenov, Alem1629 beat Ramazanov, Mansur1799